2010 Teacher Creativity Mini-Grant Recipients

The Board of Trustees of The Portland Foundation has approved Teacher Creativity Mini-Grants totaling $726 for 3 projects for the Winter Grant cycle of 2010.  

Teacher Creativity Mini-Grants are to help cover the costs ($250 or less) of learning experiences which teachers feel are important to their students, yet are outside the budget of their school.  This program is funded by the Virgil and Josephine Thomas Educational Fund, a component fund of The Portland Foundation, as a way to increase funding for educational projects and programs.

This program funds grants for field trips, classroom supplies, class projects, programs, music or art instruction, speakers, educational materials and seminars.  The purpose is to allow teachers to become more creative in their teaching styles and methods, without being hindered by cost.

The grants awarded are as follows:
 

Bloomfield Elementary School

Mr. Peter Vogler and Mrs. Kathy Ayers - $226 for materials to make and decorate gourd shakers for 4th and 5th grade.  

Judge Haynes Elementary School

Mr. Rex Pinkerton - $250 to purchase a classroom incubator and brooder kit for 3rd grade.
 

Mrs. Jenny Stout - $250 to purchase a classroom incubator and brooder kit for 4th grade.  

The next Teacher Creativity Mini-grant Application deadline for the Winter Cycle is February , 2011.